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World's Luxurious Nature Hotels

World's Luxurious Nature Hotel - Jade Mountain

   

Architect by Nick Troubetzkoy, Hade Mountain hotel on the Island of St. Lucia in the Caribbean can be condsidered most luxurious nature hotel of the world.

WOW..WHAT A LOVING AND CARING WOMAN IS THIS SONIA MANIO GANDHI

Russia's Underwater Crystal Cave.

Underwater wonderland: Divers take the plunge to reveal stunning images of beautiful crystal cave in depths of Russia

It looks like the set of a Hollywood action movie but these images were taken by a team of expert cave divers in the depths of Russia.

A team of daring cave divers have produced an incredible photo-reportage of the longest underwater gypsum crystal cave in the world.  

The Orda Cave in the western Urals region is three miles of eerily dramatic natural channels created by water so clear divers can see over 50 yards ahead of them.

Over a period of six months the intrepid team led by photographer and journalist, Victor Lyagushkin, 40, from Russia explored the water filled cave tunnels at temperatures barely above freezing.

Scroll down to see a video of divers in the Orda Cave

Crystal clear: Cave divers explore the beautifully transparent Orda Cave in Russia's western Urals region

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Animals In News

Boonda the six-month-old baby koala makes his public debut with his mother, Elle, in their enclosure at Sydney Wildlife World

Final NASA Shuttle Launch.

Let's light her up one last time! Atlantis overcomes a shaky launch to become the final Nasa shuttle to blast into space

• One million spectators cram into Cape Canaveral and surrounding towns to watch the last launch of an American icon
• Nervy moments as blast-off delayed 0.31 seconds from ignition due to launch pad problem
• 'Let's light this fire one more time', says Commander Christopher Ferguson as he fires the engines
• Spectators include former astronauts, Congressmen and celebrities

By Daily Mail Reporter/Science And Tech

Last updated at 5:54 PM on 9th July 2011

The space shuttle Atlantis thundered into orbit today, writing the final chapter in a 30-year story of triumphs, tragedy and, ultimately, unfulfilled expectations.

A million-strong crowd crammed into Cape Canaveral surrounding towns to bid an emotional farewell to the shuttle as they watched it lift off on its 135th and final mission.

They lined causeways and beaches around the central Florida site, angling for a last glimpse of the pioneering ship that has defined the U.S. space program for the past 30 years.

While there were nervy moments as the countdown stalled for two minutes at 31 seconds while engineers fixed a problem with launch pad equipment - nothing  could stop the historic lift off.

'Good luck to you and your crew on this final flight of this true American icon,' shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach radioed to the crew minutes before takeoff, adding: 'Have a little fun up there.'

Scroll down for video and a history of the Nasa shuttle programme

It will be at least three years - possibly five or more - before astronauts launch again from U.S. soil, and so this final journey of the shuttle era packed in crowds and roused emotions on a scale not seen since the Apollo moon shots. After days of gloomy forecasts full of rain and heavy cloud cover, the spaceship lifted off at 11.29am local time (16.29 GMT) - just two minutes late - thundering away on the 135th shuttle mission 30 years and three months after the very first flight. The four experienced space fliers rode Atlantis from the same pad used more than a generation ago by the Apollo astronauts. The shuttle was visible for 42 seconds before disappearing into the clouds. Nasa waived its own weather rules to allow the lift-off to go forward. In the end, though, the countdown was delayed not by the weather but by the need to make certain the launch pad support equipment was retracted all the way. The crew will deliver a year's worth of critical supplies to the International Space Station and return with as much rubbish as possible.

One last hurrah: Atlantis blasts off for the International Space Station on Nasa's last space shuttle mission

Top Universities Of The World

25. Kyoto University, Japan

Kyoto University rated as 25th best university in World University Rankings. Founded in 1897, Kyoto University has deeply considered its traditions of liberal and academic freedom, educating many. We continue to actively maintain these principles, which are the foundation of academic freedom. Kyoto University places top priority on basic research, develops advanced technology leading to the acquisition of intellectual property, and then returns this knowledge to society through education, social cooperation, and the opportunity for lifelong education. Kyoto University has 3 campuses nestled in a basin, which forms the main part of Kyoto, a city which in tradition and culture of which Kyoto University is a part. 24 More universities after the break…

Amazing Unbelievable Paper Sculptures by Calvin Nicholls

The artist who is a cut above the rest (using nothing but paper for his sculptures)

These amazing pictures are the sculptures of artist and animal enthusiast Calvin Nicholls, who using nothing but sheets of A4 brings to life many exotic creatures including lions, pandas and zebras as part of his paper zoo collection. Each piece takes around four weeks to produce and in some cases have taken up to two years with Nicholl demanding up to £16,000 for his art. Strikingly realistic and intricately observed, his collection in total amasses over 75 pieces and is on display at the Follett Library near Chicago, Illinois.

Birds fly together: A pair of Mallard ducks captured in flight

Moonbows, Rainbows Of The Night at Yosemite National Park

Somewhere over the... moonbow: Dazzling arc of colour lights up night sky at Yosemite National Park

This dazzling arc of colour soaring across the night sky looks unreal. But this is no fantasy or trick of the light, it is known as a moonbow, the rainbow of the night. These rare lunar rainbows can only be seen in a few places on earth.

Spectacular: Sunlight is reflected off the moon to create this dazzling arc of colour in the Yosemite National Park The Yosemite National Park in California is one of the best places to catch a glimpse of the phenomenon. Sunlight reflects off the moon and hits the droplets spraying off the park's spectacular waterfalls. 'A lot of people don't realise that we even get rainbows at night in Yosemite,' said Steve Bumgardner who took these images as part of a new video of the spectacle.

Psychedelic wonder of galaxies at night

Psychedelic wonder of galaxies at night: Incredible images taken by amateur astronomer using a camera and home-made telescope These spectacular images of galaxies thousands of light years away would appear to have been taken using state-of-the-art equipment. In fact, they were captured by amateur astronomer Georgiy Suturin using just a camera and a home-made telescope. The extraordinary photos include the twinkling beauty of the Orion Nebula, and the Rosette Nebula - an object so massive it would take 130 years travelling at the speed of light to go from one side to the other. Cosmic beauty: Amateur astronomer Georgiy Suturin took this stunning image of an open cluster - first discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787 - using just a camera and a home-made telescope